(PC) Eddington v. Jackson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN LAVERN EDDINGTON, JR., Case No. 1:21-cv-01165-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER DIRECTING THE

FILING OF AN AMENDED COMPLAINT;

v.

STAND ON THE COMPLAINT AND

K. JACKSON, J. SMITH, P. ROGAN, M. VOLUNTARILY DISMISS CLAIMS

MONTOYA, B. RODRIGUEZ, C. DEEMED NOT COGNIZABLE; OR,

GONZALES, M. JOHNSON, and S.

MAGDALENO, STAND ON COMPLAINT SUBJECT TO

COURT RECOMMENDING DISMISSAL OF Defendants. CLAIMS DEEMED NOT COGNIZABLE TO THE DISTRICT COURT1 (Doc. No. 1) AUGUST 14, 2023 DEADLINE

20 Pending before the Court for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A is the pro se civil rights complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Melvin LaVern Eddington Jr.—a prisoner. (Doc. No. 1, “Complaint”). Upon review, the Court finds the Complaint states a cognizable Eighth Amendment Excessive Use of Force claim against…